Families of Parabolas.

Owens, John E.

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ERIC Number: EJ453630

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Publication Date: 1992

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Families of Parabolas.

Owens, John E.

Mathematics Teacher, v85 n6 p477-79 Sep 1992

Explores families of parabolas that result from the graphs of quadratic functions. Computer software allows students to quickly depict a series of graphs and make conjectures about emerging patterns. Discusses cases in different parameters in the quadratic are varied to produce different effects in which the parabolas. (MDH)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes, Functions (Mathematics), Generalization, High Schools, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Patterns in Mathematics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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